text_original: The motive in fiction must be picturesque if possible, and interesting in any case. We care little what ruffian murdered another in a back alley; but we are intensely curious to know who killed Mr. Leavenworth or the Widow Lerouge.
text_transcription: THE MOTIVE IN FICTION MUST BE PICTURESQUE IF POSSIBLE AND INTERESTING IN ANY CASE WE CARE LITTLE WHAT RUFFIAN MURDERED ANOTHER IN THE BACK ALLEY BUT WE ARE INTENSELY CURIOUS TO KNOW WHO KILLED MISTER EVENWORTH OR THE WIDOW DE ROUGE
phonemes: ðə mˈoʊɾɪv ɪn fˈɪkʃən mˈʌst biː pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk ɪf pˈɑːsᵻbəl, ænd ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs. wiː kˈɛɹ lˈɪɾəl wʌt ɹˈʌfiən mˈɜːdɚd ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ɐ bˈæk ˈæli; bˌʌt wiː ɑːɹ ɪntˈɛnsli kjˈʊɹɹiəs tə nˈoʊ hˌuː kˈɪld mˈɪstɚ. lˈɛvənwˌɜːθ ɔːɹ ðə wˈɪdoʊ lˈɛɹuːʒ.